Tag: people

Al Nakba – Day 8

A people’s applause for those who face their own erasure with a smile
And the tyrant’s fear of songs.
We have on this land all of that which makes life worth living
On this land
– Mahmoud Darwish

Israel, the most powerful army in the region, is attempting to drive the Palestinians from their homeland for the third time in 75 years.… Go to Article

Children of stones throw rockets

The children of the stones
have scattered our papers
spilled ink on our clothes
mocked the banality of old texts…

Fact: There are 15 million native Palestinians, 8 million are refugees or displaced people who do not have the right to return home (2/3rd of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are refugees).… Go to Article

The legacy of the Accord

“They believed […] that they were on the right side of history […] Their ideas were irrefutably the right ones […] They were believers, a little company with special knowledge, they knew what the game was.… Go to Article

Radical, reform or revolution?

Radical simply means grasping things at the root. ― Angela Davis

People who pronounce themselves in favor of the method of legislative reform in place of and in contradistinction to the conquest of political power and social revolution, do not really choose a more tranquil, calmer and slower road to the same goal, but a different goal.… Go to Article

Police case in tatters over arms dealer convention

LAND FORCES International Land Defence Exposition, Australia’s premier arms dealer convention, will move from Brisbane to the Melbourne in 2024. The Brisbane protests in 2022 produced a conflict between police and demonstrators as to the right of public assembly.… Go to Article

Stop the QCAT cover-up of the Public Trustee’s maladministration

The Family of a victim of the Queensland Public Trustee has written an open letter to the Premier of Queensland asking her to unblock the blockage to justice in their case before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).… Go to Article

Who stole the Bagel from the Palestinian table?

This is from one of my favourite podcasts, and one of the best interviewers, Terry Gross, ‘as little as life’ is the way she explains her 4’11” stature, interviews, Reem Kassis, the author of the Palestinian Table, a cookbook, and The Arabesque Table, listen and enjoy.… Go to Article

Brisbane Blacks

Some years ago, around 2015, I was invited to a function put on for Brisbane Blacks organised by Sam Watson. It was held at the Dutton Park men’s shed overlooking the Brisbane River and the University of Queensland, just under the Green Bridge.… Go to Article

Report from the Big Ride for Palestine (Australia) 2022

The finale of the Big Ride for Palestine (Australia) occurred on Sunday the 28th of August in Brisbane. After having ridden and walked over 8,000 kilometres, 83 riders from around Australia have raised over $20,000 for the Palestinian Women’s Humanitarian Organisation (PWHO) in Bourj el-Barajneh camp in Beirut.… Go to Article

Countering ALP opportunism in unions

Hard words rang
across the factory floor
Juan heard the sound of hate
bitter words to injure
a shout that sent the signal
for the war to come
– ‘Brisbane Barrio’ by Jumping Fences

Uber has been a low tax paying global giant since 2010.… Go to Article

Stand against war in Ukraine

Interview with Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, Martin Arnold, on war in Ukraine.

SPEAKERS

Martin Arnold (Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest),
Ian Curr (4PR – Voice of the People).… Go to Article